Ginger & Jagger, a Portuguese furniture label based outside Porto, the northern coastal city known as the home of Port wine, relies on keynotes from nature for its ideas and creations. “We don’t design the forms—just the function,” says Paula Sousa, the Porto...

Interior designer, fashion designer, and all-around style star Kelly Wearstler is a creative force to be reckoned with. The designer of envy-inducing, maximalist homes (like Cameron Diaz's West Village digs), numerous Viceroy hotels, and a fashion and home décor line,...

With his signature classic, crisp lines, architectural forms and impeccable tailoring, designer Thomas Pheasant carved a name for himself around the globe. At once daring and dapper–like a well-fitted suit–Pheasant creates iconic pieces that stand the test of time,...

Ceccotti Collezioni is an Italian company that successfully expresses its strong personality in a conformed society. The Italian company doesn’t surrender to passing fashion but it keeps strong its interest in the luxury craftsmanship. In fact, Ceccotti Collezioni...

Lesson 1: Determine Your Scope Are you doing a series of easy updates or committing to a full overhaul? Without a project scope in place, creating a budget and building a timeline are impossible tasks. Lesson 2: Don’t Overlook Easy Fixes Most homes being...

The bedroom is without a doubt the room which best represents our most intimate and private selves. It is the place where we rest after a hard day’ s work, a kind of personal “temple” ”built” according to our own individual needs. For this room - which is so different...

Mother Nature proves an endless muse for designer Aviva Stanoff, who uses real plants, gemstones and sea life to both inspire and form her creations. Naturally found materials - a fallen leaf or delicate sea fan - are hand-pressed onto luxurious silk and velvet...

“It’s not just what you wear, but how you live, and what you surround yourself with.” When Ralph Lauren said those words, he wasn’t necessarily talking about the holidays—but the sentiment is particularly apt at this time of year, with its packed calendar of family...

Jean-Louis Deniot is a designer lauded worldwide for his unexpected juxtapositions of vintage and modern, linear and curved, masculine and feminine; the quiet of a neo-classic tableau humming with touches of mid-century wit. Like any great artist, Deniot has mastered...

The Ceccotti Collezioni story heralds from Ceccotti Aviero, a company founded in 1956, specializing in the production of residential furniture and later in supplying hotels. The company collaborated with some of the most prestigious hotel groups in the world,...

A Modern, Fresh, Romantic Look in Soft Whites + Shimmers. Today Bernhardt introduces a number of new styles that move design forward, in the direction of quiet glamour.These styles are composed of cool calm collected shapes, and worked up in subtle lush finishes....

From a raucous get-together with friends to quaint and intimate family time, entertaining is truly the spice of life. Some call for champagne and charcuterie, black tie and white wine, aged scotch and fresh soda, others lean toward craft beer and cashews, rye whiskey...

SUMMERTIME WITH BARBARA BARRY Barbara’s new pieces arrived just in time for summer daydreaming. Her iconic blend of relaxed elegance lets us kick back in style with her new natural textures and comfortable forms. We sat down with Barbara to get her take on relaxation,...

This morning, little girls the world over lived vicariously through Kate Middleton as she walked down the aisle in her beautiful Sarah Burton dress and married Prince William. Let’s admit, however, we were all looking on a bit wistfully, indulging in the “what-ifs”...